Lifetime wish
The lifetime wish is part of a Sim's personality. The wish they choose may have something in common with the traits the Sim has, but the player is free to choose a lifetime wish from the complete list of lifetime wishes with Late Night installed. For example, a Sim with the Flirty trait can choose the Heartbreaker Lifetime Wish.
It is required for a young adult or older in Create a Sim. A Sim must choose a lifetime wish during the game when growing from teen to young adult. However, it is optional when they are a child or teen and excel at a certain skill. If a child or teen picks a Lifetime Wish, he/she will not need to pick one when they become a Young Adult.
Once a Sim has completed his/her Lifetime Wish, he/she will not be able to choose a new Lifetime Wish via the Change Lifetime Wish reward. If a Sim uses the Change Lifetime Wish reward, the amount of Lifetime Happiness Points on the wish the player changes to is reduced by 10,000.
On The Sims 3 (console), there is a glitch that allows the player to have any Lifetime Wish you want, regardless of Traits, on the Create a Sim screen by choosing a trait that inspires a certain Lifetime Wish (like choosing "Evil" for "The Emperor of Evil") and then, hitting Undo, allowing a Sim to get back to the original trait they had without losing the Lifetime Wish they just chose.
Below is a complete list of the 48 lifetime wishes available in The Sims 3.
Sims with the Ambitious trait will gain 15% more lifetime happiness points (rounded to multiples of 500). For example, an Ambitious Sim with the Gold Digger lifetime wish will earn 23,000 points instead of 20,000.
List of Lifetime Wishes
Lifetime Wish | Description | Lifetime Happiness | Type | Required Traits | Excluded Traits | Relevant Traits | |
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Become an Astronaut | Reach level 10 in the Military career | 30,000 | Career | None | Technophobe Coward Couch Potato |
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Become a Creature-Robot Cross-Breeder | Reach level 9 in the Science career | 29,000 | Career | None | Technophobe | ||
Become a Master Thief | Reach level 10 in the Thief branch of the Criminal career | 32,500 | Career | Kleptomaniac | Good Coward |
Athletic Daredevil Evil | |
Become a Superstar Athlete | Reach level 9 in the Sports career | 29,000 | Career | Athletic | Couch Potato | Daredevil Loves the Outdoors Party Animal | |
Celebrated Five-Star Chef | Reach level 10 in the Culinary career | 30,000 | Career | Natural Cook | None | Green Thumb Vegetarian | |
CEO of a Megacorporation | Reach level 8 in the Business career | 27,500 | Career | None | None | ||
Chess Legend | Max Logic skill Become a Grand Master in chess |
30,000 | Skill / Challenge | None | None | ||
The Culinary Librarian | Learn all recipes | 30,000 | Challenge | Natural Cook | None | Vegetarian | |
The Emperor of Evil | Reach level 10 in the Evil branch of the Criminal career | 32,500 | Career | Evil | Good | Ambitious Insane Mean Spirited | |
Dynamic DNA Profiler | Reach level 10 in the Forensic branch of the Law Enforcement career | 30,000 | Career | None | Technophobe | Computer Whiz Genius Good | |
Gold Digger | See the Ghost of your rich spouse. | 20,000 | Challenge | None | Good Friendly Family-Oriented Hopeless Romantic |
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Golden Tongue/Golden Fingers | Max Charisma skill Max Guitar skill |
30,000 | Skill | None | None | ||
Heartbreaker | Be a girlfriend/boyfriend of 10 different Sims | 35,000 | Challenge | Flirty | Unflirty Family-Oriented |
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Hit Movie Composer | Reach level 10 in the Symphonic branch of the Music career | 30,000 | Career | Virtuoso | None | Genius Hopeless Romantic Artistic | |
Illustrious Author | Max Writing skill Max Painting skill |
30,000 | Skill | None | Can't Stand Art | ||
International Super Spy | Reach level 10 in the Spy branch of the Law Enforcement career | 30,000 | Career | None | Technophobe Coward |
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Jack of All Trades | Reach level 5 in four different careers | 35,000 | Career | None | None | ||
Leader of the Free World | Reach level 10 in the Politics career | 30,000 | Career | None | None | ||
Living in the Lap of Luxury | Get a family net worth of §100,000 | 32,500 | Cash | None | None | ||
Master of the Arts | Max Painting skill Max Guitar skill |
30,000 | Skill | Artistic | Can't Stand Art | Genius Virtuoso | |
The Perfect Garden | Grow 8 different kinds of perfect plants | 32,500 | Collecting | Green Thumb | Hates the Outdoors | ||
Perfect Mind/Perfect Body | Max Logic skill Max Athletic skill |
30,000 | Skill | None | Couch Potato | Athletic Genius Perfectionist | |
Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium | Have 13 different kinds of perfect fish displayed | 32,500 | Collecting | Angler | Hates the Outdoors | Genius Loves the Outdoors Perfectionist | |
Professional Author | Earn §4,000 per week on royalties | 32,500 | Challenge / Cash | None | None | ||
Renaissance Sim | Max 3 different skills | 35,000 | Skill | None | None | Genius Workaholic Commitment Issues | |
Rock Star | Reach level 10 in the Rock branch of the Music career | 30,000 | Career | None | Technophobe | Artistic Party Animal Virtuoso | |
Swimming in Cash | Have §50,000 in cash | 35,000 | Cash | None | None | ||
Star News Anchor | Reach level 10 in the Journalism career | 30,000 | Career | None | Technophobe | ||
Super Popular | Be Friends with 20 sims | 34,500 | Challenge | Charismatic | None | ||
Surrounded by Family | Raise 5 babies to teens | 35,000 | Challenge | Family-Oriented | Dislikes Children | Friendly Good | |
The Tinkerer | Max Handiness skill Max Logic skill |
30,000 | Skill | None | Technophobe | Computer Whiz Genius Handy | |
World-Renowned Surgeon | Reach level 10 in the Medical career | 32,500 | Career | None | None | ||
Bottomless Nectar Cellar[TS3:WA] | Have a current collection of Nectar bottles worth §10,000 Have at least 50 bottles of Nectar in your cellar |
30,000 | Collecting / Cash | None | None | ||
Great Explorer[TS3:WA] | Fully explore 6 tombs in each location | 35,000 | Adventure | Adventurous | None | ||
Martial Arts Master[TS3:WA] | Reach level 10 in the Martial Arts skill Obtain Grand Master Rank |
30,000 | Skill / Challenge | Disciplined | Couch Potato | ||
Physical Perfection[TS3:WA] | Max Martial Arts skill Max Athletic skill |
27,500 | Skill | Disciplined | Couch Potato | ||
Private Museum[TS3:WA] | Have a current relic collection worth §20,000 | 32,000 | Collecting / Cash | None | Can't Stand Art | ||
Seasoned Traveler[TS3:WA] | Reach max Visa level for all 3 Destinations | 60,000 | Adventure | Adventurous | None | ||
World-Class Gallery[TS3:WA] | Have a current collection of Photographs worth §25,000 Have at least 10 photographs from each location |
32,500 | Collecting / Cash | Photographer's Eye | Can't Stand Art | ||
Visionary[TS3:WA] | Max Painting skill Max Photography skill |
30,000 | Skill | Artistic Photographer's Eye |
Can't Stand Art | ||
Descendant of da Vinci[TS3:A] | Max Painting skill Max Sculpting skill Max Inventing skill |
40,000 | Skill | Savvy Sculptor | Can't Stand Art | ||
Fashion Phenomenon[TS3:A] | Reach level 10 in the Stylist Profession | 30,000 | Career | None | None | ||
Firefighter Super Hero[TS3:A] | Save 30 lives on the job as a Firefighter | 30,000 | Career / Challenge | Coward Evil Mean Spirited |
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Home Design Hotshot[TS3:A] | Earn 100 top scores for jobs in the Architectural Design profession | 30,000 | Career / Challenge | Artistic | Can't Stand Art | ||
Monster Maker[TS3:A] | Create 3 Monsters | 25,000 | Challenge | Genius | Coward | ||
Paranormal Profiteer[TS3:A] | Reach level 10 in the Ghost Hunter profession | 30,000 | Career | Eccentric | Coward | ||
Pervasive Private Eye[TS3:A] | Solve 35 cases on the job as an Investigator | 30,000 | Career / Challenge | Perceptive | None | ||
Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law[TS3:A] | Steal §50,000 worth of objects from other Sims. | 30,000 | Challenge / Cash | Kleptomaniac | Good | ||
Distinguished Director[TS3:LN] | Reach level 10 in Director branch of the Film career | 30,000 | Career | ||||
Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous[TS3:LN] | Reach maximum celebrity level Have worth at least §100,000 |
40,000 | Challenge/Cash | ||||
Master Mixologist[TS3:LN] | Max Mixology skill Own a bar |
40,000 | Skill/Challenge | Unknown | |||
Master Romancer[TS3:LN] | WooHoo in 5 different locations with 5 Sims (bed, sarcophagus, tent, hot tub and elevator) | 30,000 | Challenge | Flirty | |||
One Sim Band[TS3:LN] | Max Drums skill Max Bass skill Max Guitar skill Max Piano skill |
45,000 | Skill | Virtuoso Loner |
None | ||
Superstar Actor[TS3:LN] | Reach level 10 in Actor branch of the Film career | 30,000 | Career | None | |||
Canine Companion [TS3:P] | Be friends with 15 different dogs. | 25,000 | Challenge | Dog person | None | ||
File:Arch Builder.png | Ark Builder [TS3:P] | Have two of every animal (including small pets. | 30,000 | Collecting | None | ||
Fairy Tale Finder [TS3:P] | Adopt a Unicorn | 20,000 | Collecting | None | |||
Cat Herder [TS3:P] | Be friends with 15 different cats. | 25,000 | Challenge | Cat person | |||
Jockey [TS3:P] | Max Riding skill Earn §40,000 through horses. |
30,000 | Skill | Equestrian | |||
Animal Rescuer [TS3:P] | Adopt 6 strays | 20,000 | Collecting | Animal lover | |||
Zoologist [TS3:P] | Collect 20 minor animals | 25,000 | Collecting | Animal lover |
Removed Lifetime Wishes
Here are a few lifetime wishes that didn't make it to the finished game.
Maybe merged with Seasoned Traveler. |
Maybe merged with Seasoned Traveler. |
Maybe merged with Seasoned Traveler. |
Probably scrapped for Martial Arts Master. |
Probably scrapped for Bottomless Nectar Cellar. |
Probably scrapped for World-Class Gallery. |
Lifetime wish connected to Consignment. |
Lifetime wish probably connected to vampires. |
Lifetime wish possibly connected to Music. |